Let's be honest, community colleges haven't always had the best reputation. So why are so many students choosing to start at 2-year schools, and is the bad reputation really deserved?

What can you do when you have to pay for college entirely on your own? Here are 5 things you can do when your parents can’t help.

Some of the most talented students don't get the best educational opportunities. The reasons why that's true are complicated, but promising new findings suggest it may be easier (and cheaper) to fix than anyone previously thought possible.